Feb 12
Boo was bred on January 26th. So this is day 17 of her pregnancy. Dogs carry generally 65 days, so she should deliver around the 1 st of April. Yes BOO is for sure bred. She has all the signs. She is clingy. Her milk buckets are changing. She has been off her feed and …
Jan 29
BOO is out of standing heat! She is all ready liking the special food and time I spend with her. Yesterday while telling Drover NO she took a spot off his nose! Poor dog! Timber is growing like a weed! A tall pretty one! Montanna continues to loose a bit of weight. Abilene and Amarillo …
Jun 14
I trimmed the puppies nails today! Boy was that long overdue! The puppies were out and about all day! In the yard on the porch. Rolling playing sleeping! We went to the sheep pens late this evening and Drover and I gathered sheep and moved them and sorted them ! No rain today! The puppies …
Jun 01
I have puppies on my porch! In my yard! On my back step! Coming up my steps! Following me all over the place! When I swing! They do not even turn their heads when I pass by on the Gator or the Lawn Mower (Gator is sick) ! When the dogs bark they sleep or …
May 29
Raina, one of our pups who currently lives in New Mexico, loves to climb trees like her Grandma Abilene. Raina is 10 feet up this tree and she did it all by herself! NOW I NEVER have my camera when Abilene climbs a tree! But this is “Proof” English Shepherds can and …
Jan 19
MIDNIGHT….(at midnight a new year) NUMBER FOUR IN BIRTH ORDER… MIDNIGHT IS A TRI COLORED MALE BORN AT 2:59 AM JAN. 1, 2012 AT BIRTH HE WEIGHED .60 ….TODAY HE WEIGHS IN AT 2.55 POUNDS! SLEIGH…(it is the season for a sleigh ride) NUMBER EIGHT IN BIRTH ORDER… SLEIGH IS A …
Jan 09
Week Two (Days 8-14) DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES Eyes should open around days 8-10 Ears should open around days 13-17 Temperatures should be around 97-99F CARE OF THE PUPPIES Keep whelping box around 80-83F Begin holding puppies in different ways (applying light stress) Trim nails weekly CARE OF Abilene Abilene should get three times her …
Jan 09
Has it been a week all ready???? Abilene is doing fine and what a good Momma she is ! She stays with the puppies all most 24/7….I have to encourage her to go out. Her diarrhea has cleared up, when I stopped the canned dog food it went away! Hum.. The puppies are so sweet …
Dec 30
Okay I know no one is going to believe this BUT Abilene went to the field with me this afternoon and Helped FENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She has bounced like a expecting Mom! Grin But Bounced None the Less! She is tired! So Maybe it will be like what My Momma use to say they did …
Aug 03
Sharing another email. What a handsome boy! This is Gibson from the March 2011 litter. His family has named him Bohdi. Here is our charming little boy Bodhi. He is brilliant and sweet and so handsome. You did a phenomenal job!!! Thank you Kay! C.
